A power semiconductor module arrangement includes a first switching element and a second switching element, each having a control terminal and a controllable load path between two load terminals, the load paths being operatively coupled in series and between a first supply node, and a second supply node. The switching elements are connected with each other via a first common node. An output node configured to be coupled to an output potential is coupled to the first common node. The first supply node is formed by a plurality of first terminals, the second supply node is formed by a plurality of second terminals, and the output node is formed by a plurality of third terminals. The switching elements are arranged inside a housing.

A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including a single crystal layer and a plurality of first transistors; a first metal layer including interconnects between the plurality of first transistors, where the interconnects between the plurality of first transistors includes forming a plurality of logic gates; a plurality of second transistors atop at least a portion of the first metal layer, where at least six of the plurality of first transistors are connected in series forming at least a portion of a NAND logic structure, where the plurality of second transistors are vertically oriented transistors, and where the plurality of second transistors are at least partially directly atop of the NAND logic structure; and a second metal layer atop at least a portion of the plurality of second transistors, where the second metal layer is aligned to the first metal layer with less than 150 nm misalignment, and where at least one of the second transistors is a junction-less transistor.

A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including single crystal first transistors, and a first metal layer, where the first level is overlaid by a first isolation layer; a second level including second transistors, where the first isolation layer is overlaid by the second level, and where the second level is overlaid by a second isolation layer; a third level including single crystal third transistors, where the second isolation layer is overlaid by the third level, where the third level is overlaid by a third isolation layer, where the third level is bonded to the second isolation layer, and where the bonded includes at least one oxide to oxide bond.

A semiconductor device having a semiconductor module that includes a first conductor layer and a second conductor layer facing each other, a group of semiconductor elements that are formed between the first and second conductor layers, and are connected to the second conductor layer respectively via a group of conductor blocks, and a circuit board having one end portion thereof located in a space between the semiconductor elements and the second conductor layer. Each semiconductor element includes first and second main electrodes respectively formed on first and second main surfaces thereof, and a control electrode that is formed on the second main surface. The first main electrode is electrically connected to the first conductor layer. The second main electrode is electrically connected to the second conductor layer via the respective conductor block. The circuit board includes a first wiring layer electrically connected to the control electrodes of the semiconductor elements.

A semiconductor package includes a metallic pad and leads, a semiconductor die attached to the metallic pad, the semiconductor die including an active side with bond pads opposite the metallic pad, a wire bond extending from a respective bond pad of the semiconductor die to a respective lead of the leads, a heat spreader over the active side of the semiconductor die with a gap separating the active side of the semiconductor die from the heat spreader, an electrically insulating material within the gap and in contact with the active side of the semiconductor die and the heat spreader; and mold compound covering the semiconductor die and the wire bond, and partially covering the metallic pad and the heat spreader, with the metallic pad exposed on a first outer surface of the semiconductor package and with the heat spreader exposed on a second outer surface of the semiconductor package.

A semiconductor device, the device including: a first single crystal substrate and plurality of logic circuits, where the first single crystal substrate has a device area, where the device area is significantly larger than a reticle size, where the plurality of logic circuits include an array of processors, where the plurality of logic circuits include a first logic circuit, a second logic circuit, and third logic circuit, where the plurality of logic circuits include switching circuits to support replacing the first logic circuit and the second logic circuit by the third logic circuit; and a second single crystal substrate, where the second single crystal substrate is disposed atop the first single crystal substrate.

A semiconductor device having a semiconductor module. The semiconductor module includes first and second conductor layers facing each other, a first semiconductor element provided between the first and second conductor layers, positive and negative electrode terminals respectively provided on edge portions of the first and second conductor layers at a first side of the semiconductor module in a top view of the semiconductor module, control wiring that is electrically connected to the first control electrode, and that extends out of the first and second conductor layers at a second side of the semiconductor module that is opposite to the first side in the top view, and a control terminal that is electrically connected to the control wiring, that is positioned outside the first and second conductor layers in the top view, and that has an end portion that is aligned with the positive and negative electrode terminals.

A semiconductor device having a semiconductor module. The semiconductor module includes first and second conductor layers facing each other, a first semiconductor element provided between the first and second conductor layers, positive and negative electrode terminals respectively provided on edge portions of the first and second conductor layers at a first side of the semiconductor module in a top view of the semiconductor module, control wiring that is electrically connected to the first control electrode, and that extends out of the first and second conductor layers at a second side of the semiconductor module that is opposite to the first side in the top view, and a control terminal that is electrically connected to the control wiring, that is positioned outside the first and second conductor layers in the top view, and that has an end portion that is aligned with the positive and negative electrode terminals.

A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including a first single crystal layer, the first level including first transistors, where the first transistors each include a single crystal channel; first metal layers interconnecting at least the first transistors; and a second level including a second single crystal layer, the second level including second transistors, where the second level overlays the first level, where the second level is bonded to the first level, where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bonds, where the bonded includes metal to metal bonds, and where at least one of the first transistors controls power delivery to at least one of the second transistors.

A power integrated module, including at least one first bridge formed in a chip, wherein the first bridge includes: a first upper bridge switch, formed by a plurality of first sub switches formed in the chip connected in parallel, and including a first, a second and a control end; a first lower bridge switch, formed by a plurality of second sub switches formed in the chip connected in parallel, and including a first, a second and a control end; a first electrode, connected to the first end of the first upper bridge switch; a second electrode, connected to the second end of the first lower bridge switch; and a third electrode, connected to the second end of the first upper bridge switch and the first end of the first lower bridge switch, wherein the first, the second and the third electrode are bar-type electrodes arranged side by side.